Food-borne illness hits one in 10 people worldwide

Children and people in low-income areas are hit the hardest by food-borne diseases, which strike as many as 600 million people annually, or one in 10 of the global population, said the World Health Organization in its most comprehensive tally yet. An estimated 420,000 people die from the consumption of contaminated food. Thirty percent of… » Read More

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